La. Tech hires Tyler Summitt as new women's basketball coach

Ex-Marquette assistant has rich family ties

12:32 AM,
Apr. 2, 2014

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Louisiana Tech proved it was willing to take a calculated risk with the direction of its women's basketball program when the school announced Tuesday it hired Tyler Summitt, son of legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt, as its new coach.

Summitt, who was an assistant at Marquette for the past two seasons, will be introduced formally today at a noon press conference. The move will be Summitt's first head coaching gig at the young age of 23.

Summitt takes over for former Lady Techsters coach Teresa Weatherspoon, who was fired in March after a 12-20 season. He'll be just the sixth coach in program ...